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    net: dsa: introduce a separate cross-chip notifier type for host FDBs · 3dc80afc
    Vladimir Oltean authored
    DSA treats some bridge FDB entries by trapping them to the CPU port.
    Currently, the only class of such entries are FDB addresses learnt by
    the software bridge on a foreign interface. However there are many more
    to be added:
    
    - FDB entries with the is_local flag (for termination) added by the
      bridge on the user ports (typically containing the MAC address of the
      bridge port)
    - FDB entries pointing towards the bridge net device (for termination).
      Typically these contain the MAC address of the bridge net device.
    - Static FDB entries installed on a foreign interface that is in the
      same bridge with a DSA user port.
    
    The reason why a separate cross-chip notifier for host FDBs is justified
    compared to normal FDBs is the same as in the case of host MDBs: the
    cross-chip notifier matching function in switch.c should avoid
    installing these entries on routing ports that route towards the
    targeted switch, but not towards the CPU. This is required in order to
    have proper support for H-like multi-chip topologies.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarVladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@nxp.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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